The quiet blogosphere: an anti-lament
Like many blogs, this little slice of the interwebs has been quieter than usual. I am in the lucky position to actually know many of the music bloggers I recommend here and follow over on Twitter, and save a few, our experience has been the same. As it turns out, we’ve all been so busy doing the thing that we’ve had to put writing about the thing on the back burner. After a little ruminating, I have to ask: Is this so bad? I don’t... Read More
Deathbed Pie Chart, volume 2.
Ok, so here’s one submission from a regular reader and also what my DBPC would have looked like in 2nd grade. His: Mine, age 7: Your assignment: send me what you would LIKE your pie chart to look like. You know the email. Read More
Happy Birthday, USA.
A good read, in case you haven’t taken the time. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them... Read More
making some changes!
Please forgive the weird appearance of the blog. I think something more cello-y will be up within a few days! Read More
btw
Don’t question the A your teacher gives you. Read More
For when you just don’t want to practice…
One of my students sent this to me, and I burst out laughing! All I can hear is a demonic rendition of twin-kle twin-kle lit-tle….star… Read More
Warning: Post May Trigger Defensiveness
We’ve all been there: stuck sitting next to some kid at dinner, doing your best to appear kind and attentive, maybe even striking up a little conversation to pass the time. Inevitably, the kid will do something naughty like say something unkind, kick a sibling under the table, perhaps make a scale model of Mt. Kilimanjaro with the remnants of a nice meal. The parents will be so happy to have another adult minding their kid that you will either... Read More
Not just another day.
In memory, not just today, but always. Read More
Stories in Sand
From Ukraine’s got talent. Read More
What I did this summer, by Emily
It’s a time-honored back to school tradition: you go around the classroom, and each kid gives a summary of summer vacations and other activities. Mine was the same every year, fantastically. We drove across the country and then I went to Idyllwild. (Now you know where the road warrior in me comes from. Once you go from Tulsa to Riverside in 20 hours straight, 12 hours to New Mexico seems like an effortless jaunt) So here’s this summer,... Read More
